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Instead of soaring on swings, racing down slides, and climbing on monkey bars, students at four Santa Maria elementary schools are playing on concrete slabs. The Santa Maria-Bonita School District allocated federal COVID-19 relief dollars to improve the playgrounds at Fairlawn, Tunnell, Alvin, and Ontiveros elementary schools.
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Patrick Wiemiller is the best candidate for Lompoc’s 1st District …
Oct 3, 2024 · There are two City Council seats in Lompoc being contested in the upcoming election; one is for mayor and the other for the 1st District, on the north end of the city.. The only qualification to run for a City Council seat is to be at least 18 years old and a registered voter. The mayor’s seat is an at-large election, meaning that the majority of …
Bond, school bond | Education Today | Santa Maria Sun
Aug 8, 2024 · Santa Maria-Bonita. In the 2023-24 school year, Santa Maria-Bonita School District had more than 17,000 students enrolled in its 17 elementary schools, four junior high schools, and one combined elementary and junior high. By 2029-30, the district expects more than 18,000 enrolled students, not accounting for students who might come from housing projects currently in the city of Santa Maria ...
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Dreams and dread. Santa Maria officials and residents share hopes, fears after City Council approves new agreement with The Vernon Group for downtown development. By Taylor O'Connor. Sep 26, 2024.
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Oct 31, 2024 · By The Canary. Sep 26, 2024. More. The Sun has been published for over 24 years covering local news and entertainment each week for Northern Santa Barbara County.
KCOY 12 and FOX 11 offer more hours of live local news
Oct 1, 2008 · Central Coast viewers can now catch four hours of live local news in the morning. KCOY CBS 12 is now airing its Sunrise Morning News starting at 5 a.m. When the CBS Network takes over at 7 a.m., the local team will switch to FOX 11 and continue live until 9 a.m. “We now have morning crews in San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria gathering news that ...
Santa Barbara County Planning Commission delays cannabis odor ...
Oct 3, 2024 · The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission pushed back its discussion on a cannabis odor ordinance until November to give more residents the time to understand and form their own opinions on the county’s proposed plans to improve mitigating the plant’s skunky smell. “I feel like where we are is we just got inside the ballpark, but …
Housing, homelessness highlighted in 2nd District City Council Race
Aug 29, 2024 · Flores and Ortiz criticized the city for not taking more of an active role in addressing homelessness and emphasized developing a stronger partnership between Santa Maria and Santa Barbara County. Ortiz said he wants to see a line item in the budget and the city take on a larger role in housing projects. “Whereas Hope Village was a county ...
Off to the races: The Santa Maria Speedway is back in business …
May 2, 2024 · Editor's note: Santa Maria Speedway General Manager David Castaneda told the Sun after the paper went to press that races have been postponed due to logistical issues, and the speedway is holding an open practice on May 11 from 4 to 9 p.m. instead. Residents can come and watch people practice, but no concessions will be available, and it’s $40 per person for a …